Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2023
170. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the prospective compulsory purchase order of a facility (details supplied) in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29756/23]
View answerDepartmental records indicate a proposition, from 2006, regarding the proposed purchase of the fishery by the Northern Regional Fisheries Board (NRFB), a predecessor of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), from the fishery owner. The proposal did not proceed beyond a preliminary stage and discussions. Ultimately the fishery owner did not consent to the sale.
I am advised by IFI that an alternative proposal for the NRFB and the owners to work together on managing the fishery was subsequently mooted.
No acquisition (compulsory or by agreement) was ever progressed or completed – a fact acknowledged in writing by the owners who pursued other options for their retained property. IFI and the Inland Fisheries Division of my Department advise that the matter has been closed for more than a decade.
